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jtara said:
On the car shots: I don't find the fake background blurring/double-image attractive. It's a distraction. I hope that was just an experimental series.

I have no problem with manipulation. Feel free to dodge/burn and even rub all you want, when it is called-for. ;)

I guess now I'm obliged the include a car photo. I'll toss in 3 more to boot. Yes, they were all taken with an iPhone 7S. (Now have an X.) Two are manipulated in one way or another, two are not. They were all shots taken at a moment when I saw a picture, and so I used the camera that I had.

If I were using a camera for anything serious, though - to make a living or even as a serious hobby or a sideline - I'd use a better camera. For me, probably a mirrorless.

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Is shooting raw images overrated?
 
eyeseeyou said:
Is shooting raw images overrated?
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No, not at all.
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eyeseeyou said:
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I've been shooting RAW (and sometimes RAW+JPEG) since 2002. It's not always about getting the best out of an image capture, although sometimes it is. Mostly it's about creative options for me. RAW gives you more control over exposure, color & white balance, contrast, noise, sharpening, etc.

The downside to JPEG is that once an image has been over-sharpened, over-plasticized to remove noise, over saturated, or had too steep a curve applied (too much contrast, blown highlights, lost shadow detail, etc.) these settings get baked into the jPEG. You can't uncook an overcooked JPEG, because so much of the image data is lost due to compression. Now this isn't always a problem and quite often the JPEG looks fantastic, or it's close enough that you can tweak it enough without it falling apart. Other times you may see ugly compression artifacts or mushy details, especially if you try to push things while editing.

RAW files offer the full dynamic range and detail that the camera captured. You get to decide the right level of contrast, sharpening, noise reduction, etc. RAW editing is non-destructive, so when you export a finished RAW file to JPEG you can always go back and change any setting you want on the original RAW file. If RAW has a downside (apart from requiring more storage) it's that there can be a bit of a learning curve for the RAW editor you choose. Some will say it also takes a long time to develop RAW files, but that depends on the tool. You can edit each and every file individually, or you can apply profiles for auto-processing or even copy/paste settings from one image to many.
 
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